Tristan Shone: The one-man metal band

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Shone (above) designed and built each of his Arduino-powered
instruments: at his left hand is "Rack & Pinion", a keyboard
that allows him to warp samples by sliding six velocity-sensitive
keys along Teflon-coated pipes. His right hand pumps "Rails" back
and forth like a slide trombone, or spins the aptly named "Big
Knobs". All the time, he's also singing into an array of eight
microphones called "Headgear".

But it's not all rock 'n' roll -- the real challenge is making
sure the wires don't pop out of the microcontrollers. "Whether it's
the things I make at my day job or for my music, 99 per cent of the
time, the problem is wiring," explains Shone. Perhaps that's what
fuels his rage in such sweet ditties as Terrorbird and
Sand, Wind and Carcass?